Going Places is a brand new collection from JourneyIt that highlights frequent vacationers to showcase their distinctive journey types and insider ideas.
For Manya Agrawal, freelance content material creator and influencer, journey is greater than discovering stunning, new locations. It’s additionally about utterly immersing herself within the tradition, assembly new folks, and attempting the native delicacies.
“I’m from a small town in India. I grew up in a very traditional household, and it wasn’t acceptable for me—a single woman—to travel. So it wasn’t until after I graduated university and had my own job that I started traveling,” Manya advised me. “Since then, I haven’t stopped exploring.”
And she hasn’t stopped sharing her love for journey both. Manya has almost 100,000 Instagram followers—and he or she repeatedly shares her journeys, journey ideas, and extra with this neighborhood.
“On Instagram, I share everything from how to plan a trip—flights first; accommodations and activities later—to how to travel on a budget,” she mentioned. “I want to help people plan trips they didn’t think they could afford (but they can)! Whether it’s taking advantage of a stronger currency, or visiting an under-the-radar destination within their own country, there’s always a solution.”
As for planning her personal journeys, Manya prefers touring with mates or household to touring solo—although she’s accomplished a little bit of every thing.
“I like to travel with a few friends or a group. It’s all about making memories together—and it helps to have others to share costs with, as well,” she mentioned. “I also prefer to have someone with me to help deal with the unexpected.”
How to plan, put together, and discover Nearby Places
Speaking of coping with the sudden, Manya shared that she loves the benefit of making itineraries in JourneyIt—and the myriad options that assist her plan and put together for a visit, in addition to when she’s on the go.
“I’m a huge fan of the Nearby Places feature. It saves me so much time when I’m traveling to not have to research, say, a restaurant near the hotel I’m staying at, or search for a cafe for a cup of tea.”
Whether she’s touring with a gaggle or solo, Manya leans on JourneyIt’s plan-sharing characteristic to maintain everybody within the find out about her upcoming journeys. She additionally depends on JourneyIt’s COVID-19 journey steerage characteristic to assist her keep updated on journey restrictions and necessities. And as somebody who at all times has a bag packed for a fast journey—she’s off to the scenic mountain cities of Himachal, India subsequent—being ready for what to anticipate at her vacation spot performs a key position in her journey going as deliberate.
In addition to JourneyIt, Manya makes use of Instagram (and social media, typically) to plan what to do at her vacation spot. “Instagram is my go-to for planning things to do, foods to try, places to visit, and more,” she mentioned. “I then add all of my plans to my TripIt app, so everything is organized in one place.”
On her primary bucket-list vacation spot
While Manya has spent a substantial period of time exploring her personal yard since COVID-19—and sharing her perspective on these locations on her Instagram—she desires of getting again to exploring additional afield.
The primary place Manya hopes to see in her lifetime? “Antarctica! It would require me to cross half the world—including plane rides and ferry rides—but it would be worth it,” she mentioned. “I’m a nature-lover and an animal-lover, so Antarctica would just be a dream trip for me.”
And for somebody who likes to plan, put together, and share her adventures as a lot as Manya, I’ve little question she’ll get there.
Curious to see the place Manya is headed subsequent? Follow her on Instagram and YouTube to be taught extra of her journey ideas, finest under-the-radar locations to go to, and extra.
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